Weather-strip assembly



Sept. 7 1926.

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Application filed Augirst 25, 1924. Serial No. 734,126.

This invention relates generall to weather strips and refers-more 'articu arly to the means for attaching sue strips. to suitable supports such as the windshieldframes of vehicle bodies. 1

One of the essential objects of the invention is to'provide'attachmg means of this ,type that also serves as a finish strip or panel for the body of the vehicle. Another object is to provide a strong and durable construction'that can be manufac .tured at a comparatively low cost.

With the above and other'objects in view theinvention consists of certain novel fea- ,tures of construction, combinations and arran ements of parts as will be more fully descriied and particularly pointed out in the ap ended claims. f n the accompanying drawing; Figure 1 is a frontel ation of a vehicle bod embodying my invention; Figure 2 1s a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1. Referring now to the drawing in which 23 like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views the numeral 1 designates a vehicle body of the closed type having a rearwardly opening channel-shaped belt panel 2' that extends transversely of theve 'cle body and forms the lower section or baseof a vertical frame 3 in which a suitable windshield 4 is mounts ed. As shown, the channel of the panelis referably rovided'at its inner edges with t e 'vertica depending and upstanding flanges 5-and 6 res ectively and is preferably ;c1osed by means 0? a belt finish panel 7 that is secured to the depending flange 5 and is provided with anopenreturn-bent portion 8 that embraces the upstanding flange -6'. To prevent rattl'in and at the same time-to provide a yieldab e cushion or'bearing for I the return-bent portion 8, a suitable strip 9 of felt or soft materialis preferably laced over .theupstanding flanie 6 within t e,return-bent portion. as s on in Figure 2 of the drawing,

, For preventmg the passage of water, dust, etc. between the lower edge of the windshield e'when closed andthe belt panelf2,-

I preferably provide a suitable resilient;

weather strip 10 which has a portion 11 that rests upon the upper side 12 of the a central longitudinally upstanding flange 13 and the difference beweather strip between the head 16 and the channel of the panel 2 an is' rovided with;

upstand:

portion 15 which is adapted to extend over. a

bead-16 at the inneriedge of the weather at strip and have -clamping engagement with the base 11 thereof. As shown, this bead preferably extends longitudinally of the base 11 of the weather strip adjacent to the tween the depth of the depending portion 17 of-the return-bend, and the upstanding flange 6 is preferably such that when the belt-finish panel 7 is secured to the depending flange'5, the return-bent ortion. 8 will 76 be clamped firmly upon the-fe t 9 extending over the upstanding flange 6 and the lip 15 of the laterally extendin portion 14 will be clamped .firmly upon t e base 11 ofthe flange 13. Thus, the weather strip 10 is held securel in position by a portion of the anel 7 whic forms a art of the exterior finish of the vehicle be y. it is' believed that from the fore going description the nature and advantages of the invention-will be readil apparent, I desire to have it understood t at I do not limit myself to what is. herein shown and described, and that such changes maybe resorted to when desired as fall within the scope'of what is claimed.

What" I claim as my invention is: 1. In a vehicle body, thecombination with a substantially channehshaped panel and a windshieldimojunted above said panel,.of a weather strip on the panel engageable with the windshield," and means for securing the strip to said 'panel, said means incln' a, panel closing the channel of the pane aforesaid. and; having a clamping 2 portion .enga

cable with said stri j e combination wit "a channel-shaped support having depending and upstandmg flangesres eetively at the free edges thereo of a weat er strip having a base portion resting onone side of the channel-shaped po'ition andhaving an abutment flange, and

means for securing the strip to the support including a panel secured to the depending 116 of said strip.

3. The combination with a channelshapedsupport having depending and upstanding flan'ges respectively at the free edges thereof, of a Weather strip having a base portion, resting on one side of the chan-.

nel-shaped portion and having an abutment flange, means for securing the strip to the support including a panel secured to the depending flange and having a return-bent 18 \portion embraeingrthe upstanding flange, a

laterally, extending portion, projecting from the return-bent portion having a clamping lip engageable with the base of said strip, and a cushion for said return-bent portion 20 on said upstanding flange.

'4. The combination with a channelshaped su' port having depending and upstanding edges thereof, of a weather strip having a base portion resting on one side of the channel-shaped portion and having an abutment flan e, the base of said strip also having a beat? adjacent to the abutment flange, and means for securing the strip to the support 80 including a panel secured to the depending anges respectively at the free flange and having a return-bent portion em- 5. .The combination with a panel having a flange, and a Weather strip on the panel, of means for securing the strip to the panel including a finish strip secured to the flange having a lateral portion extending over the .panel in spaced relation thereto and holding the strip against the said panel.

6. In a vehicle body, the combination with a belt panel having an upstanding flange at itsinner edge, and a windshield adj'ustably mounted above said panel, of a weather strip having a substantially flat base resting on said panel and having an upstanding web constituting an abutment for said windshield, andsecuring means for said weather strip including a metalpanel secured to said upstanding flange and having a lateral portion extending over the'panel in spaced relation thereto and holding the base of said strip on said panel.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM MARSHALL.- 

